Photos of 2016 Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach

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Malia Manuel in Round 1.
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Sally Fitzgibbons was relegated to Round 2 after she placed second in her Round 1 heat.
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Sally Fitzgibbons during Round 1.
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Malia Manuel winning her Round 1 heat.
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Stephanie Gilmore during Round 1.
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Bianca Buitendag winning her Round 1 heat.
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Bells Beach Lineup
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Hawaiian Coco Ho tore into Bells during Round 1, but will have to compete again in Round 2 to stay in the game.
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Californian Sage Erickson will have to surf again in Round 2 at Bells to stay in the game.
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Courtney Conlogue looking fierce. She put her money where her expression was, going on to win her Round 1 heat.
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Tyler Wright with her coach Glenn Hall.
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Tyler Wright is currently No. 1 on the Women's Jeep Leaderboard, and asserted herself with a Round 1 win at Bells.
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Tyler Wright, triumphant in the leader's yellow jersey after winning her Round 1 heat.
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Injury replacement Bronte Macaulay makes her way out for Round 1.
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Bronte Macaulay heads out for Round 1.
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Tatiana Weston-Webb prepares for her Round 1 heat against Johanne Defay.
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Sophomore Championship Tour member Tatiana Weston-Webb heads out for her Round 1 heat against Johanne Defay.
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Bronte Macaulay getting some local knowledge from Cahill Bell-Warren.
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Tatiana Weston-Webb with her dad prior to her first heat.
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Coco Ho during Round 1.
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Sally Fitzgibbons during her Round 1 heat, on her way to a win.
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Bianca Buitendag in disbelief after winning her Round 1 heat.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Despite her on-fire performance on the Gold Coast, Gilmore was defeated in her Round 1 heat at Bells, and will be back for Round 2.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Malia Manuel during her Round 1 heat, which won with a buzzer-beater of a performance.
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- WSL / Kirstin

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Bronte Macaulay is against surfing in a CT event, after being called up as an injury wildcard.
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Sally Fitzgibbons, all smiles after dominating her Round 1 heat at Bells.
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Despite a strong performance, Gilmore lost her Round 1 heat at Bells, and will battle it out in Round 2.
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- WSL / Kirstin

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Sally Fitzgibbons is a huge star in Australia -- and her attention to fans is part of the reason why.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Rookie Chelsea Tuach tore Bells to bits, but will have to surf Round 2 to stay in the game.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Bianca Buitendag pulled ahead of six-time World Champ Stephanie Gilmore to win her Round 1 heat at Bells.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Gilmore, back in action after injury last year, paddled out for her Round 1 heat.
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- WSL / Kirstin

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Courtney Conlogue's strategizing must have worked: She went on to win her Round 1 heat at Bells.
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- WSL / Ed Sloane

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Back and ready to work for a seventh World Title, Gilmore paddled at Bells in Round 1.
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Nikki Van Dijk, checking the lineup at Bells with her brother Joe.
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Keely Andrew heads out with Carissa Moore for their Round 1 clash.
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Carissa Moore, finding Zen before her Round 1 heat (which she won) at Bells.
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Carissa Moore, strategizing ahead of her Round 1 heat at Bells.
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Sally Fitzgibbons, taking in the lay of the land (and the waves) before her Round 1 heat at Bells Beach (which she went on to win).
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Stephanie Gilmore heads out for her Round 1 heat.
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Stephanie Gilmore heads out for her Round 1 heat.
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Bianca Buitendag prepares for her Round 1 heat with her mom, Yvette, alongside to support.
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Rookie Keely Andrew, before her first-ever heat as a CT competitor at Bells.
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Bianca Buitendag waxing up and ready for action during Round 1 at the Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach.
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Bianca Buitendag getting the call from head judge Richie Porta.
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Bianca Buitendag, checking the surf from the judges' tower before Round 1 at Bells.
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Alessa Quizon didn't win her Round 1 heat, but will get another chance in Round 2 at Bells.
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- WSL / Kirstin

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Laura Enever and Glenn Hall, who is now working as a coach for some of the world's best.
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Stephanie Gilmore has said how happy she is to be back from injury, and it shows.
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- WSL / Kelly Cestari

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Tatiana Weston-Webb and Johanne Defay traded blows throughout the entirety of Round 1. The bout ultimately went to the Frenchwoman.
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Injury replacement Bronte Macaulay couldn't carry her momentum from Snapper in Round 1 and will surf against good friend Keely Andrew in Round 2.
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Johanne Defay put her rail to serious work in Round 1.

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Alessa Quizon didn't win her Round 1 heat, but will get another chance in Round 2 at Bells.

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